Read a non-fiction book every two months in 2024 - hosted by rijnhardt

May and June 2024

Recommendation


Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions by Brian Christian is a good fit for people who are interested in exploring the intersection of computer science and human decision-making, and who want to learn how algorithms can help them make better choices in their daily lives.  
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Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America by

Nasty Women: Feminism, Resistance, and Revolution in Trump's America

256 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction essays feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
Straight Jacket by Matthew Todd

Straight Jacket

Matthew Todd

11 hours, 33 minutes • first pub 2012 (editions) user-added

nonfiction biography gender lgbtqia+ memoir emotional slow-paced
Feminism Is for Everybody by bell hooks

Feminism Is for Everybody

bell hooks

123 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction feminism politics challenging informative reflective medium-paced
The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center by Rhaina Cohen

The Other Significant Others: Reimagining Life with Friendship at the Center

Rhaina Cohen

308 pages • first pub 2024 (editions)

nonfiction sociology informative inspiring reflective medium-paced
84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff

84, Charing Cross Road

Helene Hanff

97 pages • first pub 1970 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny lighthearted fast-paced
Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud by Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman

Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud

Ben McKenzie, Jacob Silverman

320 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

nonfiction computer science crime economics informative reflective medium-paced
Will's Red Coat: A Story of Friendship, Faith, and One Old Dog's Choice to Live Again by Tom Ryan

Will's Red Coat: A Story of Friendship, Faith, and One Old Dog's Choice to Live Again

Tom Ryan

288 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

nonfiction memoir emotional reflective slow-paced
Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-Changing Egg Farm - From Scratch by Lucie B. Amundsen

Locally Laid: How We Built a Plucky, Industry-Changing Egg Farm - From Scratch

Lucie B. Amundsen

336 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
Aggressive Girls, Clueless Boys by Dennis Rainey
Aggressive Girls, Clueless Boys
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Dennis Rainey

Aggressive Girls, Clueless Boys

Dennis Rainey

136 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction informative reflective medium-paced
Restored in Tuscany: A True Story of Facing Loss, Finding Beauty, and Living Forward in Hope by Angela Correll
Restored in Tuscany: A True Story of Facing Loss, Finding Beauty, and Living Forward in Hope
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Angela Correll

Restored in Tuscany: A True Story of Facing Loss, Finding Beauty, and Living Forward in Hope

Angela Correll

240 pages • missing pub info (editions)